Fred Reed is the newest member of Scott Shafer's coaching staff, a source told The Post-Standard on Tuesday. He will be the defensive backs coach, replacing Donnie Henderson who left Syracuse for the Buffalo Bills.

Reed joins Syracuse after leaving Ohio University, where he held the same position for two years.

Prior to working at Ohio, Reed earned more than a decade of coaching experience at both the collegiate and professional level. He worked at the University at Buffalo in 2008 and 2009, serving as the team's defensive coordinator in his final season. And before that he spent two years working as a defensive assistant safeties coach with the Detroit Lions.

His time in Detroit overlapped with that of Henderson, who was the Lions' defensive coordinator in 2006.

Reed's other coaching stops include South Dakota, Minnesota Morris, Michigan Tech and Nebraska-Omaha.

Reed played collegiate football for Mesa State College from 1991-92 as a free safety.